Part One

View from Petermann Island

Graham Coast

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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View from Petermann Island

Wider view of the Graham Coast with Penguins and our ship.

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Memorial

Ambrose Morgan, John Coll, and Kevin Ockleton  were lost near Petermann Island on 14 August 1982, presumably as they tried to get back to their base.

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii - with care, approachable like most of the wildlife on Antarctica.

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov

Nice dusting of snow on the foredeck and zodiacs.

Grandidier Channel, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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LJax

Antarctic Circle, November 19, 2006

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Crossing the Antarctic Circle Toast

Shane (red shirt), the cruise director offering a toast as we crossed the Antarctic Circle.

KM Kapitan Khlebnikov, Grandidier Channel, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Sea Ice

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Helicopter Deck

There are two Russian MI-2 helicopters behind the red curtains.

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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